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VOL. XX.
l'JTTSIJORO, CHATHAM (OI NTV, X. ('., TH THSDAV, MAY 12, 18'Jt.
NO, .m .
imms Influence
Li- X, r .
C'HAl'TEK I,
MAKGARCI.
"ii tin) nftcruovn of a day early in
p.il two ladles wore driving uluiig a
lend e. .unity road
'ne wns evidently i s ranger to the
place nnd Its surroundings, for she ob.
served tho scenery w,th cuiious inter
est, un i freqip nt i y questioned h. r com
'panicii u ' ut tin' persons mi l residences
they pa-sod. The other, who ilrovc tli
lmuil-ome lays with n n uniiiistnkable
tor of propriotoiship, wn- im ukl ifcsi -dent.
She ha 1 f'ltui 1 her way to this small
'ut pretentious town some years before,
mill, bu.l ling ti handsome homo, hu.'
since th-vetcd lnT euoigios, supple
ment?,! by tlin magical jtillupnco ol
'money, to gaining uu entree into It ex
chlsh 0 ; (i.-ii'ly.
; I'o'h were deep in conversation, when
n turn in the road brought them face tu
l'ueo with n jouns fill riding.
Mrs. Dow ns v.i.s in tho tu t of cheek
ing lfi- hoi'-es, but the newcomer, a?
ikougli quite unconscious of any such
intuition, m dd",l indifferently and
role on.
, "The pi oil I piece," commented lh
slighted la ly, endonvoriiig to hide Let
t-lm si i ii .
"Who j she?" qiiestiuiir'd lu'r com
paiiion, him iii. uft r the rider with
some mi i.ir-ily.
, "Mil-:; I.oigb. Vim romembpr 1
joint.,! lr r homo out a few moments
ugo."
, "Al ! '1 1: "ii she's (he heiress?"
' "Vr .. jui heirm :. now, though a year
ego i lie wi s ooi, r than her own cook
I no ! v c.jiii I tolerate her, I ut I man,
age. to lo p.i up a show of friendship.
She'll I " i.i... of ih lenders of (society
lu r.- h"!i fh gets rid of her luouiu-'-fc'"
The ii fc'ier coin-hided this remark
wit'.t ii veiy visible frown. fcho was
forcibly ifii itjded of her own doubtlul
jo.-,tioii nnd her inability to disregard
any per-on or thing that cintid con
tribute to her social advancement.
Annexation was iii.li e 1 a burning
qip st;ou with her. and while she found
her dollars i n important ully, her !aok
oi a pn table ni'imillalher wus decid
edly a drawback in tho furtherance of
her iiiut'itioiis aspirations.
" A j-'iaeef il rider and quite a pretty
f.irl,'' M'ln.irked her companion, break
ing in ii on these unpleasant reflee
fii lis. " here1 did hhe t:vl her money?''
Iioin let- uiude. Tho rnso Is nlto
oeth. i .. ."iliar. it f cenis that her
fitht-r "as disinherited fur marrying
roMiary to Iuh lather's wibhes, nnd her
on. 'Ie. bivi.u' tliconly other eluld, enmo
in f.-i ii.l the prujieisy. A fortunate
ih mr . r him. as you eny, though, ap
pan Hi !y . i..: had s-oine HU'ruple.s about
eni- yiiiL! h!- i;no. fortune, for his lather
wan aivi 'v buri.' I li.'icre he lmgan to
tear, h for li s Lrotli-r.
" V"S, he fo'iiiil h;m dying, I believe, in
f ,me (it. -euro t'nlil'einia town. .Miss
I.'-.h caiii" t'i l!lniwood. 'J'liat was
lie y. ai. ai:o. nnd now she has inherit
td a ! of he" in;. do's money, lie died
l'i-t i'. Li le'i'. and his fon "
' Hi - -oi:! You don't tell me he (ins n
foil"
' I'e i citn nly has. I am not surpri-ed
at y-'tir ii-toni.-hmeiil. It seems almost
I'nj upS l ie th.T a father could oiirifh it
liii ee i.t ilie c.vp-nse of a son, yet that,
is wl, al Mr. Leigh has done.
"The voting man gets i-omething. of
cruise, iwo th'itumii', a year, I believe.
A ena l sun: in comparison with th-
whole. '
"A very ti.Mif-ti.il case. Teihaps ho
Intends the ymin peop!o to marry."
"l eiiiaps, but as they have never seen,
paeh ol her, the result is feareely prob
ui.de. The son has been In Lurope for
the In-t live vents. He was considered
finite. w,ld. I am told, and i: and his
la her iiur.neleil freipiently. Nodount,
that fact had f-onie connection with the
terms i f the vi!l, but, 1 think there was
undue inllueiiee t-omewhere "
i With this 1 read Hcoiination the subject
was itli, wed to d;o;i. Meanwhile the
object f.f those temnrks wns pursuing
her way ht'liK w ird.
Mrs." l'ow n ' eompnn'on had called
Iter pretty, 1 ut tlto word ernreely did
If r JU' ti. e.
lb i la.1", w Idle Ineking perfection fl
feat tiro, was 'iiiiihiily winning nnd at
ti i . live, if tlf month were a trifle
bloa l. the fud red lips with their ex
prosi. ii. htilf pleading, half imperious,
m .de anip'e f oinjii nsation. if the nose
d'-viutf l fiom the ttmiglit aud perfect
line, the fault was forgotten in the clear
Contour it the beautifully imd led brow,
the li'iu d depths of the clear gray eyes,
.ind the MM -' pu eoiia'ity If aming from
the evpii ssive counteiiuni o.
Abuoi'b.d in thought of an impleaf ant
htiiaiter, in fvidencetl by her very per
rrplible f .o v u. the rode on, quite lost to
hi r fcunouu iint,'s, until her horse,
through fort e of habit, rather than the
guiding hand of his miet"es3, turned
into a bioad elm-lined avenue, and she
looked up In some surprise to find her
re'f at h..me.
' Ten m'butes later eho had divested
her.-clf of Iff riding habit, and made
h t way to her siHing-room. A bright,
f heeiful apartment whoe tasteful fur-,
nlsdiing rexeale'l something of tho indi
viduality of its owner.
"I was s ue l should find you here,"
fhe i-nid, a pronehing thti old lady cs
tabiLshetl before the glowing fire, and
lsy.ng her cool hand na:nat the warm,
elo'.th cheek. "I'm afraid I shall have
to a?-t it Fonie authority. You should
b' tno."n; this delightful weather,
J s Hilton. -
' I dare gay t s-heu!d," was the aree
iil le ifp'.v. "but vtr.i sen I'm lazy, my
fb nr. I bad a uie nap. 1 itl joi
lido alone. la;'i,'niet
" Yes. cm , t ior tuy 'hoiiihts. I had
a who!e b s; ,,r tlicm lor eompitiy.
J'eallv. I'm s eio a a bear "
' f ant 'o hear It. What hno
jo, i b i'ii i i y. g i t '
(' h. f-er. thing, l'apa, grandfathor.
Iinri-. vps, rta I this hat"ful money."
"Hateful, Margaret? Then you don't
share the worlil's opinion of that Ui t lul
ortiele."
Margaret drew n t hair close to M!a
Hilton, and eeutcd heiaclt upon it, o t
tho replied.
"Xot tho world that Mrs. Downs represent-'.
I met her a whllo ago. lS!.o
wanted to step, of course, but 1 jut
loleou. Awlully iuIo, wasn't ll? I
couldn't help it. I detest her. She
wouldn't euro a snap ef her linger Inl
ine it I were poor, but simply because
i un: l rate such pi ep.e! Thank
, heaven, I'll soon be away Horn them fur
: awhile, 1 told vou 1 was oro-s, Miss
Hilton."
I "I boo it, my dear," was tho hulf crave
! response. "Il.ive ymi quite dceided to
: go to that outlaudit-h piaee.-"
I "YWiat a doleful expi'cbsion. if that
; otitlaii lish place in, ans siaeoiis -t. I'm
afiaid I mii-t ph .': 1 guilty to such a
I tlreadful decision, aud I think 1 i-hall
I find my experience both iiovd and tiu-
j liithllul. 1 lie all tu do j',,i-t as I plci.-e.
( Take anotl. t-r nauie ate I 1. r; t Margaret
: l.tdgh entit ely. I'm tir. d of her. '
"1'our Margaret l.fi;:!i. I 1 -n c you
don't appreciate her, and sun e you .iro
; (jiiite tle.eniiiiii.il to fU to t ti - l land s-
: end of creation I t?ii pose the 1 thing
I for me to tin is to hope vmi won't re-
! t;ret It."
Margaret laughed t thi view of the
I matter.
"Vou see, Iain not looking for beaux,"
I she said, with nioek gruvity. ' I've ul-
', ways liked old men belter than young
' f lies. I'm &ure tho-je deligh' ful old li-h-
: ermeu will tuit me immensely. JJesides,
. I nt tired of dvilue l life and shatin
j generally, so I welcome something gen-
1 ib no for a change. I suppo-e you think
1 have u very carping disposition, lur I
do so want to tilr my grtcvain es. If it
were not too undigtiilie l I should like to
lie on the Moor and scream.
"Don't do so, my dear. The doctor is
right. You do need u change. 1 don't
1'ecognue my old Margaret. '
"A flatlcring way of expressing an un
flattering opinion," laughed Margaret,
giving Miss Hilton's haul a rebuking
little pat. "I am growing d. generate,
urn 1 not? I fed oiiti aeoti- ly loiklcfcs
to-day, I have a ini.v tmrpow.-riug
desire to shoiltthi:- prim and severely
proper in-ighi."rl.io I. Jioti't look so re
proving. Mis, li.lton. Yo'i couidu't
neold it you tried, an.', l'ui afraid I take
advantage of that kiiowb'dge. Vour
expression ri in i in t mo of Mr. V,"ebi,
lb- was (httin,' ii my raifil'a'hei V
urtuc's this lnoniitig to mo, of ail p o
ple. mind you! when I Stopp d bl-t f!..
quenee, nnd Imrr tied him in the bar
gain by staying if my grandfather was a
Sieeinien i f the good lueu, I proierred
theb.nl. I do, too. I dju't believe that
because a man goes to church every
Sunday au 1 occasionally puts hi name
to a eub-.. iiption li:-t. whr" It can be
teen and read bv Ih" neigliboihoo I, that
i he is entitled to uuv admiration on that
account. There are other varieties of
charity which I admire more, and these
inv grandfather did not pos-. ss. I dare
say ho belonged to the elites of abnor
mally good people wh i are perfectly
content in their own self-rihteou-ne-s.
They are precisely the kind of iu livi l
uals I detest. (Jive mo an i -and-ou!
sinner any day. Im certainly gia l I
didn't know hint. b..ni:sp I'm anal. I I
should dislike him 'cn ninre than I d
ll"W.
"Don't scold me. pleas-, M, . ; Hilton.
I know such f.'t liu..' s i, iv iii.;tlf. r l.iml
nor just. I try s-. hard i.ot to lin ve tin m,
but when I thmk ot p in.i I
sjhe pau-cd u'iriiptiy, h
vo.ee lilleci with i ntotioii.
Mi.-s Hiiion ntroked tic
v. iih an inlinitelv to nd.-r a ri
fa e and
; d head
'1 would
be the last to blame your .. v,.lty (.. your
lather," she aid gentle, "but I wi-'i j.v.i
could forget."
'How can I forget? "was the tearful
an.-wer. "How can J forget tho i.v. rty
and want that etubitt. "ed my l.-itiu r V.
life and cau.-e.l my motif r's death : If
you had known papa as I uid," sho con
tinued, iimre quietly; "if you had omb r
stood I1I.4 hopes t.t.d ambitious; if you
had soon how his sensitive nature jhiank
from his uncongenial jurroundings, ir
guessed how his heart longe 1 lor tho
sweet peace ami lejiful iiifttienco of
home, you would be nnforsiving too.
H!s father deprive.! 1i.ni of all thai
mado lifo w rrh living. 1 can never
forget that. The time has been when I
felt hard and bitter to all the world, be
cause one ra in had been socru.d Uihiin.
The money I enjoy now would have
made his li!o so different. It is to hard
for me to think of !h,s. I know I shall
n gret all my life that une.e found m too
late. All these thoughts 1 11 ,!i over me
when I think of my grandfather, and
(hen I feel inclined to express my opin
ion strongly,
"You can't understand ,mv bitterness
because voj are always easy and gentle.
I don't believe you cou d bn an -ry il
you tried: but I h ivo a very li -e ..f pas
sion 111 me, and 1: tlar.-s upon occasion.
"I.ot us talk of some! mil , els.. Did
I tell you of my b'tu-r troin t'ous n
Urian? No' I iniend.-d to. It c.-iuie
ait.'i' lun. hcoii I w.-nd'M' bo fates t,,
writo to me. Ye--, 1 know I wrote to
lorn llrst, but I felt oi'.ilcil cixui t i cio
that. 1 was so uuhnupv over the will
that I wanted him to kno vlnov I re
belled r.gamst it with .11 my soul. oti
remember what 11 fiUitlid, geneious li t
ter he wrote In answer. This b'tt.'i- is
eiutilly charneteri?tii'. He tolls me he I
is coming to Amerl'-a pioii. Do y.m
know, I am really anxious 1. 1 see him.'1
"I am sure you will like him, "put In
-Miss Hilton, w-ith suspicious lias'e. "I
confess I always had a lender place, in
my heart for Drian. He has mw ex
cellent tralt.s, despito his shortcomings.
He lost his mother when he was ere
young, poor boy, nnd his after training
was left in the hands i f servants, and
was not very judicious, s you may
Imagine."
"He a 'id uncle quavre'ici n great deal.
didn't they: ' asked Margaret, after a
thoughtful pause.
"Vcf, qui'e ofen," was the answer.
"Brian spent money morn freely than
his father approved- Your uncle onco
reworked to me: 'If Iliiau vcr-' not
sure that I would pay bis I id - he would
1 e It'ss industi ions In nial.in.' thrn.' T
think ho was rather anxious tor him to
lunrry and sett le dow 11 to th ira tiee
of his pro!e-i-ion. lie could not lob-r.-ite
u man with no i 1 1 up.ition.
"I agree with him there." returned
Margaitt quickly. ' I p. riff tlv aliouii
nnto a man Without nuiLiticit. if I had
a husband of thai disposition I d make
h m do something or I wouldn't li.ie
him around me. "
"Still," she added more thoughtfully,
"undo need not have, disinherited him I
0:1 that tte. oui. ti'.ioh e. c"ur.-e seem ; j
to be 11 peculiarity H t'nia i'liuily, It j
I'.itmdiatcb me to Jo -1 that lay cumin;;
luio bad anything to do vPh it, '
"I am (jure your mere toa.Ing lir. l imt,
Margaret. Your tmeio oUdeully had
Homo go .id reason for his nelion. J tl.i'ili
ho believed that lenvir.g J'r.aii nti in- 1
c ene mtMclcnt only for tin noceit of j
lifo would morally force him to use In-. I
ov.'u exertions to secure tho lu.-airivs be !
prizes. You enn see tho force of each j
un argument." 1
Margaret sh 01 hot head 1111.011
vlnce 1,
"The argument nnd lcm-on may be
good," the agreed, "but I don't cunt lo
be the Instrument for the working out of
tho benefit. It makes me feel res onst
ble for my cousin's hieoiivenlf nee, and
I hato it."
"You allow pride to blind your Judg
ment. o ir regret Is quite Ineffectual.
ou couldn't, if you would, rcli.ru the
money to brinti, unless "
" I'uless what?"
Miss Hilton hesitated.
"1 nless you marry him."
Margaret Hushed at these words,
"ilo is not Ih-j kind of a man I ed
miro," she returned nfter u ihuU'-h'tu!
pan e. "indoleii' o and want of aml'iiii-n
are not commendable ch iracteri-tie s. J
l'.-ar I should become disgusted, or Inj,
would, which would amount to th- same
thing. Try to think of some other plan,
Miss Illltou; nnd while y.m are patl ng
your dear o'd brain, I'll answer some
letters. And do Inrgut the things I t e
said. I'm always repenting of soine hing
I've said or done. I can't afford to lose
your good opinion."
With these words Margaret lelt !v
room, aud Miss Hilton's eye-follow. .!
ht r with a very loving glance.
"Dear Margaret," she sail gently.
"Dear, dear child,"
to be continued j
Motile McllrudeiN Ci!iot.
Tho ghost of Mollle McGruder, who
wiis killed near Heventh aud Tru-y
btreets, about a year ago, by William
McCoy, still appears to frighten those
who have to pass along that way in the
early morning hours, writes a Kim -as
City correspondent.
As stated in these dispatches two
weeks ago, the woman first appeared to
tho keeper of a saloon on th corner of
Independence a id Lydia avenue?, and
appeared to be asking If r 11 bu.'lte! of
beer. She then npo .-a led t.i tevop'l
passers-by and to a poi!oeiim:i. wl: .
eim e that time, has never h id o.-.a-ioa
to get near tho spot where tho n ii",, r
was committed.
The put.lieat on in a n oiniiu t .'tp 'r
here of tho fact that su.'h tut api ant.o.i
had been seen caused a number oi peo
pb to go in that neigiiborlfi . i on imi -!i
nights its tliey liapp. ned to b ' out !,.!,
iu the hope of being aid" 10 s tee
spirit.
The result is that there are iimv m
less than seven people w ho do dare that
they saw the ghost of the murdered wo
man, and, while sho invariably has the
appearance of wanting to reveal 10111 -thing,
no one has yet had nerve enough
to stay to hear her story. The latest
tale is from a man who had hoard noth
ing about the ghost, ond who had occa
sion to cut neross Lydia avcnuo a bo it 2
o'elo 'k one morning recently.
The gentleman was hurrying through
th dark street, when his attention was
attracted by n woman who was Slnndiii:
p r.fctly rivet neur a telegraph pole
about ten feet from a street lamp, she
stood so t-till and looked at him si
tontly that he thought she might le a
man who was dresso I as a woman for
the purpo-o of robbery, and, diawiug
his revo.ver, he approached her wit'i the
intention of asking what r-he mi-doing
there at that time of night.
She was in fu'l view, but if the man
got near to th telegt.iph p do li e
woman seemed to dissolve in thin air,
and lelt no tra -e boli-nd her. I if g n
tieman thought it :-t range, an I P was
only when he relate I Ins .story iti-.it
looming that he found h" ha I ,-p-pro.T'li-d
Mollie McGru b r's :.h i-t.
M :i U 1 1K 11 Map '.I IVIiing.
How a military map of Peking was
secretly made is told by ("ten. Sir Hub
ert liidtlu'.ph. Tuiring the China war
of lv'iO. in which Sir Kobe-i t was en
gaged, otii 'army was greatly I'tnbai
l'iissi'il by tho absence of any map of
the city. Hut it happened, thai ilf
Kussian legation had, only a few
month before, 1 outlived to malce a
map in spite of the jealous watchful- 1
ness of the Chinese. They had sent
an officer in a small covered wagon, i
such as tin y use to carry their women 1
about, completely covered in. An in- j
dieatorwas attached to the wheel.;
He drove for a certain distance, to ,1 '
certain crossroad, for example, and
"took a shot" with his instrument;!
then down the next road: and in that.
way made a complete plan of Peking,
with all its streets anil roads, both in
the Tartar cit;: and tin- Chinese rin.
(ion. Ignal ie IT, w lioprodiiced 1 lie map.
(,iTeivd its Use to the English. There
were no photographers theti attach d
to '. If army, bin. tut Italian pho
tographer, who had follow t.d the ,ir;"f
for Ins ovt 11 private purp -ie-, b. nig
set to work, produced a mfubc;- f
copies, which pr.iel e:;t i -1 1 1--1 ' r
vict -able. London News
An Item tu Holler I'tonionv.
A writer on the subject of boiler peon
omy alludes to -the porosltv of oidon
cricks ami mort
ar, an I for all exposed European countries where military 011
'iler seating- iidvis-s a J listment is compulsory to every inale
Hue walls or boil
facing of glitied bricks, iu neat cement
mortar, to reduce to a minimum tho en
trance of cold air totho Hues, which un
doubtedly tukes place through the mil
lions of pores in a rough brick wall, l ur
this purpose the tarring of the external
lit.-o of rough brickwork Hue walls is
also recommended. Giazed bricks, of
course, aro better, an I are very easily
kept clean.
MVnteriHoiif Lcntiioc i
An Austrian chemist is reported to j
have solved tho problem of waterproof.
ing leather by a cheap and etlicieiit
du thotl. Ho employs a solution of gela- I
tine nnd five parts of bbhronaie of I
potash dissolved in l,2'i.i parts of wati r.
Impregnating the leather with this s .in-
tiou ciitisos th albumen to t n-ig.il it.. ,u ;
the port '. !
I i v II. (.Iris !
It is said tha' the julee of llp gatd ui ;
be. t. of th" blackberry uud t ie Ktrn1-- j
berry, if nibte l light Iv 011 the eh-1 ks
pud fa n washed oil with milk, leave;, n i
beautiful 10-y tint that more than rivals j
that of (Oisinelie paints, mid sm hvegeta- j
bio juices tue not of course injurious ti !
the most sensitive skin. i
mri? A!TT.1T1?V VllI?rF5
VJC-.li v'J. 4 X - i J.V I. J.OJ1VA1M
!F NEEDED, UNCLE SAM COULD RAISE
AN AR'OY OF TEN MILLIONS.
An It Well 111 K- Millie I f ef (...if 1 1 it, 10.
on; Unti l ltd -Krquliruii'iila for l.tilcl
nifiit loie Itlgld 1 bun 1 oi'nii'rl.v -- on.
illtloii-. I iidi r Whltli Men Arc Itci rnltril.
Should you volunteer your services
at the first call for an addition to tlio
nnuy, you may stand a cliauce to
enter the ranks if you are between -1
and .'SH years old, of good character
ami habits, able bodied, free from
disease, not less than live feet and
four inches (all nuil between J2S and
l',)i) pounds in woight. If you measure
above live feet ten inches iu height,
or weigh abovo 10" pounds, you can
enter tho infantry or artillery, but not
the cavalry.
These are the reijuiremeuts for on
irunco t the regular army. They
would remain iu force during tho
lii'.istciiug of volunteeis until men
bliouhl lie passed in with insufficient
speed. Then the restrietions in regnrd
to age would be made less exacting.
In great emergency the fighting age
vou Ul doubtless be stretched to from
IS to to. Tho restrictions in regard
to weight would perhaps be changed,
but very heavy men would not be ac
cepted. Fat men do not make as good
soldiers as thin mcu.
Tho wur department has prepared a
table showing what it cousiders to be
tlio correct proportions of height,
weight and chest measurement. A
man o feet 1 inches tall should weigh
12S pounds, should have a chest
measuring :J2 1-2 inches without
breath aud a chest expansion of at
least two inches. A mun 0 feet 10
inches tall should weigh 155 pounds,
should have a chest measuring 35
inche. when without breath aud
should have a chest expansion of 2 1-2
iuehes. Similarly, if he is ti feet 1
inch tall, he should weigh 176 pouuds,
should measure ;i(3 1-1 iuches around
the chest, expansion of at least 2 1-2
inches. Weights between these are
laveu projioi li'jiiate measurements for
the other details.
J 11 the ewtit of war many require
ments pies-libel for eulistmciit 111 the
regular itiinv dining peace must be
eliminated. For instance it would bo
impos.-iule to enter the army in time
of 1 cace if you were married, if yon
are uot u i iiizcli of the Unite I States
or a candidate for citizenship, or if
you cannot speak, read or write the
Fnp,li-h language. Married men aud
foreigners ure leadily accepted as
volunteers in case of war, nut! it would
count for little whether a private
could read and write or not.
Similarly, iu tho navy certain re
strietiousare eliminated in case of war.
Males may enter the navy if they are
between 11 and 35 years old. lntime
of war the maximum age limit would
doubtless be raised ten years. Ac
cording to the printed regulations per
sons enlisted in the uaal service
must be "of robust frame, intelligent
I ()f ,.el sollmi nn,i healthy consti-
ttttions, fieo from anvphvsical delects
1 or iiiiilforinntion, ond not subject to
; iits."
i Many vacancies for pad iolie boys
j will occur iu the event of 11 war. Hoys
between D'i an 1 may enter the army,
but only as musicians. To be a druiu-m.'i-liov
in the wr.r would be very
pi.-turc-.ine. To enlist for such ser
; vice, however, a boy must have "the
: written consent of his fti'he , only
' surviving parent or legally appointed
; guardian. "
With similar consent b..v between
11 and 3 7 i.my enter the navy to servo
as apprentices, but they must bo of
' robust frame, intelligent, of perfectly
j sound and healthy constitution'' and
1 fioe from a long list ol physicul defects.
I A boy of 11 must measure not less
I than 1 feet ! inches, weigh not less
I thuu 70 pounds and while breathing
naturally must have a chest measure
I meut in t less than 2 inches.
To begin with,each volunteer w-c aid
get the same pay as now allowed the
soldiers of the standing army.of equal
rank. This pay might be raised to en-
! courage new recruits, but it is very
1 unlikely that it would ever be lowered,
t In the land service you would, as an
j eulided man, earn from 812 to $M n
I month, according to your grade
I whether a private, musician, wagoner,
J artilicer, saddler, farrier, blacksmith,
corporal, trumpeter sergeant or ser-
euui-umjor. If enlisted iu tho navy
you would receive from Slfi to tS'10, ac
cording to rank.
rrci .'ii'.iil.' opinion is united in agree
ing tli.T our law material for war pur
poses is superior to thnt available in
T.I. Statistics . I full-grown men iu
cur late wur show that tho Americans
were of giea'e.-t stature. It will be
j einenibere I that almost nil nation
alities were lep' esented ill that con
lliet. I'vofestioi Doiinthoflludii l'esth,
011 the other h ind, finds that in all
eituen.tho iierceiitage of men rejected
because of smnliuess of staim e has
largely incrensed during the past ten
years. The Spaniards aro a puny,
dwarf race, compared with us. Liko
all Latins they have deteriorated,
physically. The soil of America op-
! pears to be th healthiest of tho world,
i In comparative tables of human
stature, the American Indian stands
first. Tho white American stands
second, bineo tytu we have become
stronger and healthier for mauy
reasons. Chief among these is that
since that time preventive medicine
has wel!ni.-h rote-bed perfection. All
our samt.11 y i npi ovemcuts of any im
puitaui'o lii've been mti le since the
w a r.
I'i.k tlml Tai t of It.
"A hitle quairol now and then helps
a lo o nlVair. '
"Yes; the lover quits buying roses
nn i rets a chance to entoh up with his
board bill." Chicago llecord.
HYPN'OTIS'l IN INDIA.
J yo Suv.i This M.iii Coiit'L-i-iiiui; the Tricks
I or .fiignl.-i's.
! A conespomlt id writing from India
: regiuding the tlieorv th.it the jugglers
peifoi'tii their tliclis by "vtill power.''
says; "During tho course of the lu-
t in ii mutiny 1 made Win noiunintnucu
; of oue of these gentlemen of India,
; who tried to instruct me how to per
i form these tricks. He said it was nil
; imaginary on tho part of the speetn
j tors, us he simply willed that they
j should see those things. Yet I, in
common with Western nations was
I too aniuioluetl aud materialized, by
i flesh-eotiug and consumption of alco
hol, to retain or accept any deep spir
itual teaching.
: "The most exciting performance
that he gave for my amusement was
j the converting of a bamboo stick into
I a native servant. Afterward iu his
j absence 1 tried it on, aud lomy sur
'piiso the same mau was before me
I asking for instructions. I directed
lrm to till the chatties on tho veranda
w th water from the well in the com
pound. This he proceeded to do.
When he had filled them nil to over
t!o ing 1 I O'l'P s.e I him to stop. He,
however, took let uotice of me, and
went 011 stohdiy bringing in the water,
until, iu my excited nuagi uat ion, it
s ned thul the bungalow would bo
washe I away. Finding that I could
not arrest or slop his movements, he
passing through me as though I did
' not exist. I drew my sword and lay in
j wait for him. Making a slash, 1 ap
' parently cut him in twain, when lo !
i there were two men bringing In water,
neither of whom could 1 restrain or
pi event from doing so.
"I was completely out of ray depth,
when I heard a quiet laugh behind
me, and on turning I found it was my
instructor, who held up his right hand,
' and the two meu disappeared, the
stick resuming its place on the ver
anda, and to crown all, there was not
the slightest sign of any water hauug
been brought in. I excitedly ap
; pealed to him for au explanation. Ho
! said that he had been present all the
time, having willed that he should bo
invisible to me, and that I 'shoultl im
agine myself to see and do what I
thought had t.ikt n place. In order to
prove if. If al.e l me to step out into
the eoiiipouu.l, nnd directed my atten
tion to n huge o.i'.tiii, which J knew
was not there bel. .10. As 1 entered a
number of huge elej hunts and Citmeis
issued from i: i; a continuous stream,
yet I could not t mch one of them.
They apparently passed over me as
though I did not exist. lie again
raised his ban 1, and the cavern utul
annuals di appeal e l, and there was
no indication of an exodus of any
kind."
(1UAINT AND CURIOUS.
Taint is made of seaweed.
A shipyard nt Ominato, Japan, still
in operation, was established over
11)00 years ago.
Nearly 70,0uri tons of cork are con
sumed by the bottlers of aerated waters,
beers, etc., in England every year.
A Chicago paper complains that
.aiKtyiotyMMi worth of real estato in
that city is held by absentee landlords.
(ileal l'u ham's tuaiino steam ton
nage 1- t ..lay I', 720,703 about as
much n- that "l ail other uat ions added
togellier.
Tin toi.a '0 1 1 ai ed iu Beloochistan
is exceedin fly strong and cauaot be
smoked by uny but the most viorou.!
white hum.
Cebet di Yiicii explored the ( i'da
river count :y iu I'.d , and uporttd
thai the na ives weie dressed in cot
ton garments.
A Boston woman sued a Roxbury
hotel keeper because, she alleged, she
caught pneumonia owing to lack of
heating, und recovered 81000,
A boy six years old in Iowa sw allow-pi!
several lemon seeds. They
spioilted in his stomach ond nearly
killed him before they were removed.
In tropical regions when the moon
is 's fnll, objects are distinctly
visible several miles away. By star
light only, print can be read with ease.
A single stone 115 feet long, ten feot
square at one end and four feet square
at the other, has been successfully cut
from the sandstoneqiian ies at Hough
ton Point, Wis. It is supposed to be
tho longest un inolit'i ever quarried.
Impnling was used as n punishment
in '1 hi key up to 1st").". The last men
so e'lecuted were four Arab sheikhs
who bad rebelled. They were impaled
nt the four corners of the Hagiad
bii-U'P. One of them lived for nine
day..
It is said Ilia! Chinese lann. t le
telegraph-d, hut that figures liavo to
be used, v.hicu correspond to certain
words. This code includes only about
one-eighth of tue words in the lan
guage, though this has been found
sullicietit for practical purpose.
Th Hawaiian Islands were discov
ered by Oaetanii, a Spanish navigator.
1512. The independence of these
islautls was recognized by the United
States in 1-S2!', and more formally iu
ISi.'l, by Pelgium in 1811, and' by
England aud France later in the same
year.
On a piece of land in Old Lynif,
Conn., is a rocking stone of the fol
lowing dimensions : Around the stone
north and south, 27 feet 7 inches j
east and west, 2 4 feet 10 inches. This
immense stone is so delicately poised
that one mau can rock it from four to
bix inches.
The sacred files of India have not
all been extinguished. Tho most au
ci"iit 'which still exists was conse
crated twelve 1 eiitilii'.-s ago ill con
meiuoiutiuii of the voj nee made by the
t'ais e when they emigrated from
1'ei ; in lo I u.liii. 1 Tie tiro is fed live
tunes e-.eiy two hours villi sandal
wood and other flagrant materials,
combined with very dry fuel.
Tf;E O'HIGClNS.
"iVhv a (iltif Vni.c '.Van -iv( 11 to lite
l.l.- .l ( l.llflll ( llli-el.
.iiy p, ....,s are at a bs.- to un
do: I lion it happens that Chili
h , .1 , , 1 1 1 ... 1 which bears the decided
1 1 ! . : s -1 Untie (111 iggillS.
1 111 1- own gov el nun in, as we know.
Ii a-! 1 mpted to put loise tlii'-. excel
lo-it . iiitsei which has jist b-'eu com
ple'ci 11: England I he name O Hig
uilis is held III II fleet ion mid reverence,
in I'iu i It is -aid that she would
liii-.e sold us t:- cruiser bad '1 borne
ativ ofU'T name, but the Chilians will
never part with a cruiser named iu
honor of one of her best beloved pa
ti inf..
Their were two tani"us O'lliggins.
I'e ti. I'do. the nioie film. .lis, was tho
nat hi al sou of Ainbi'.'-io ii'lliggins,
who was known m County iM ti ' !i . J 1 e
land, wli.-ie In ..mi. born, ,i- I'nbiose
lliggli.s.
This II iggiiis was ( .iuenie.l in Cadi?
bv his uie'.c, a plie-l, When If
1 ea.'lK-.l manhood if went to South
A'li.'i.oato mal.e hi- huttine. This
w.ts 111 IT.'.o, He landed ut I'.iieui'P
Ayr. put all t!f iii.of y ho bad i ut i
n p.- i : : (.,. k, and iib I ::-i
sti It. pod !" hi
Aii.ic-.
Jt was hi 1
Chili iu 1 he
I., if I, t r.'itoped re. er t !f
good foilupr t,. r- a eh
lei -1st ef II K volution.
Like n genuine hinUmau. If took a
Land 111 the ti?hr ut once. Me piovud
the best lighter of the I'd. lose rapid
Iv, and iu 1 TStS became captain general
of Chili.
Tueii ho tacked the "O" to his
name. He received the highfst title
tho country could canter, and wan
subsequently appointed viceroy oi
Peru, holding which otll.-e he died at
Lima iu liUl.
Bernardo O'Higgins. the more fa
mous sou of a famous iather.wasborn
at Chilian, Chili, August 20, 77fi.
Ho was educated in England, where
ho remained until ISO'.', w hen he re
turned to Chili- His father died the
year befoie. O'Higgins became in
volved at once in the revolutionary
plots of the time. In 110 be was id'
realya lender of the Bovolutioiiaiy
party. When it obtained cont'ol of
the government he :u appointed t"
the command of Cue army, -noot-o l
!!!.' I'tt-'Clii, who the 1 took the lieid
to ov tt throw t lie C ' ve'ti 'noli' . aocoid
lie.' t" tin' nstial c..iiise ct things iu
that petioil. Hul a S; :i:u h aiinv
.."f.-sing the bolder lt-.ui I'eiu, the
rivals ngi ced to cotobilie t'if li- forces
a id wag.; war on the common enemy.
Carier.i, however, fa tied t co-operate
with OTiiggius at a outi-il stage of
the campnl ;ti he was openly e.i.nged
with treachery aft'i-watd and the
army led by O'lliggins v a complete
Iv routed by Osoi io at Hallcagua.
Tlie country was aban loned to the
S niiiards, the Ciiilinns retreating in
broken battalions over the Andes.
O'lliggins then offered his services
to San Mai tin, who had collected au
army nt Mendon. The patriots in
vaded Chili early in 117, iindou Feb
ruary 12 of that year, a great battle
was fought atCha 'abuco, where OTiig
gius. heading a desperate charge,
turned defeat into 11 brilliant victory
The occupation of Santiago followed,
aud San Martin declining to nooet't
Hi" ll'-pols.l!ities ,, ..life, (l Hig.
g.n I ai lie -11 pi o: 1 1 iv. -lor of did t,
vviii.il w as an 1 th. 1 "ii 1.. n for dictator.
In - is. 0 :ii - if i,.il 1 ! . 1 -. 1 1 tic la -f
S, aiMsl,
lo '!-H. lo I
IN, I. I'lf hi
la;f''v. lie
l.y his ,,ld 1
I e:n ' 1 fro.., 1
win! 1,, I Pun
o't id t 111 .-oil nl . V
1 1 ggili - w us n i, tv able
III I lie Ci.lii i I V elejied
was tint! v ov el : hl'ow H
a!, Cc If I. ..lei (li-ao
il'.' II'- Itl l2 f lie
and iiv cd it, - flusioii,
living tuere . t !, 1 21. IMJ.
O' It i 1 it -s -fol, ;-i:ii:i many a
ha. . I blow, and - oi uis-r used against
P'i!ii ,-,"i!d I hoi r ii" u ttae m.'ienp
pi "pi late ti, an In -. A 1 hint. 'i Const it u-
Don.
GREAT ENGINEERING FEAT,
Tito MO, i IPit'i. 1liii Icceoonoiliiiliins
lur (i'liio V i.lio.n.
The erection and final completion
of the Sutio bnths of Sh i Francisco,
constitute n vvoithy endingto the long
11 lid vvon.li.; ful cnrcci of Adolph Suti 0,
now closed bv t he fnilur of his giant
intellect. No I'.iths . f ancient Home
were ever compn; able to them in size,
grandeur or extent. The origin of
these baths furnishes a chapter iu the
history of engineering of unique iu
tei e.-t. Sitting 01 a rock overlooking
the sea, close by bis 4 Till' House, fa
mous the world over. Mr. Sntro mu'ed
upon ways and menus of utilizing the
f.leat power of lite en dnshiu in upon
the ci .igs nti 1 il img the hollow e. of
the shore.
By 11 basin r-i-oopcd out of solid
lO-k tiie ocean hu- I.e. u haiiie-r-ed t
tin- will oi the biul.U i, be the sc. 1 i.
.lushed into it with evei surging of
thevvavis. 1 "s 1 -in tin- basjn the salt
water is eonducto I to a settling tank,
from which it pu-sos through various
small canals-, j,,t,, the mammoth swim
ming tanks.
Tho tanks are inclosed in a struc
ture skirting the edge of tho shore,
iistug inland, in thioo successive
heights, giving the outward aspect of
three roofs, each higher than the
other. The rn-iro building is of
steel, iron and glass, giving 0 on
dei ful etle.'t of lpttht nnd airiness.
The six bathing or swimming tanks
are nearest to tho sen, aud the surf
without is nt ail times visible from
within the building. The largest tank
contains sen water in its normal state,
end the others are heated to various
temperatures to suit the require
ments of all. The hinges' tank lsd.jO
feel in leio." ii, inui I. -shape, I, being
'.'.Ml le t w l ie nl it-.'i eitlest v :1th, and
1 .'.i t'e -t i its tm mum -.' The bnths
at e sil phe 1 in t'i,,, ocean dp e. t, but
pumping I'., fill! ies ate pioviied, in
ca-e of it f.tiliite ..f th. t,.lc-, by which
water can be i-iived in ut the cote of
lji!0 i galioii i l'f-r minute.
The e .iptyn.g of the tanks required
wonderful ingenuity, so that a return
j cf water once used might be avoided,
jiefiii-o water in the luuiu outlet, ie
reiving the contents of rill the tanks,
is piped hundreds of fort to the other
side of the headlands, thus passing
into the tidal current, and lur away
from the ba'hs.
On the inland side of the funk l ise
the vast amphitheatre: tier upon tier
' of seats rising higher nnd higher,
though fit. iu pii.'I, nnd nil of them a,
! coin in a ip 1 1 1 1 g view of the swimming
Innks is obtained
Forty tub bat hi ooms are also pro-
' vided for those who are less active.
The great building also contains a
museum gallery. Here nre found
mummies, curiosities of nil kind
' from old Egypt, curio, from the marts
iff Damascus, from China, Japan.
Arabia ond Persia, the old world and
; the new contributing a w underfill vo
licfy, including Alaskan relics, ami
Indian souvenirs f.opi the new EI
Dorado if tho Yukon. A won
dfifu! collection ol original Mate
pa puis of the times of the Stuart
ntnl Cromwell i- here seen, au assort
lilf'l.'t iji-d ' le i.i. a' cited outside of
Litglnn I other womleiftil features
..t the oiifi ti'i'i:: plant me the great
cii-iiies "nn i boiioi- room. There i
a Itnuphy. th" hunt of whose ca
pa. itv I- g.'i.uin .,UH s (,!id 10. 001
louf js .pi day. 1 ho liib beti, 30 by
50 feet, centum" four lnr;te rauges.
etc, with piowsions tor t'je wants of
(lO'io v tsi'ic s Innumerable electric
lights are i!i-peis,;d throughout the
building. 1
HABITS OF REINDEER
Ibpt rind Tlieli Ow n l ooilnnd Will Xot
lo iiik Wstri hui Hat noiv Instead.
W A. Kjellman, superintendent for
the United States of the reindeer in
dustry in Alaska, was a passenger on
i the westbound truin which passed
through here. Mr. Kjellman is
Norwegian, about f.'ity years of age.
i For eeverol years he was a buyer aud
a shipper of reindeer, and ns such
i made regular trips to Lapland to buy
I them for shniehter. He became an
expert iu the matter He subse jueutly
cnuie to this country, settling near
, Madison, Wis.
Ilev. Shi Id'.'j .'a kson, fot iarily of
, Km If stor, tin-- :--,ite. a very in, igetio
I'l i" byt "i nni minister, i-a mi-'-iouary
iu lad;a. and is Cue author of the
iimv e i.eii! to iu!. odueo the teindeer
in Ma-ka. 1 1 . K.p-l!man wat secured
to t ike charge of the ". oik. The
g'f ei iiuie it -t:t! led in live years ago
and now has a herd of 1500 in Alaska.
Tiiis spiing Joijo nioie femalc-s will be
imported liom Sibot pi, and with this
la- gc addition it is exi ecte 1 that there
will soon lie rem leoi enough in Alas
ka to make traveling easy. The theory
, of the government is that with means
j of getting about Alaska will soon be
explored. When it was first proposed
j to take food into the Klondike coun
! try the government appropriated
I -?20ii,oii0 for the purpo.-e.
Mr. Kjellmau ii at ouce sent to
Laplaud and in ten days had these
i reindeer ready for shipment. He
paid S10 a piece for them in Laplaud,
and they wi.l cost about sisri oi ?')il
'i laid down in Alaska. He says the
government could r:idily sell them'
for S'.u'Hi ea-h to Kiondikers. The
great advantage ef the leindeei over
tlf d...r or horse is that he can find
his o n !.l They live entirely on
pn'.'.. fi'i I in the time he lias been in
Ma-liii heifvci camped in but two
places w If . hoi"'. 1,1 md tether out
a i . iil'l.'i 1 aad liiii o It li'.id plenty of
t I...-at.d Incses have to be
fed, and t 'ii - i- t::e diilfiiliy with
il Tiie ivi.'i h ." ,'r e i aised like
sin ep and s. l I iiKe :-!ieep fot the mat
io'.. Mr Kjeiiniaii :.iv- tliere aie
I. mdcer Hi C.inn la - la; north by
the thousnuds, and tiint tbo'.o would
be moiiey iu breeding them foi the
market, as the meat could be sold at
nil times without the l o . i i,;t ions of
the game law. The rem icer in his
chin ge have not bad any water sines
lettving Lapland - they will not drink.
In case sonic snow is found m Mon
tana they are going to stop aud let
them have some. Mr. Kiellni.iu says
that they will then go a inon:!, longer
without suffering fiom thirst. There
is some moisture in the moss which is
fed them and this keeps them from
suffering. This mo'-s dues not grow
south of the i'i"th paiiiliel of latitude,
but there is suflieient in Alaska to main
tain from ninoto ten millio'l reindeer.
No matter how much a reindeer is
driven or handled bo never becomes
tnme. so he can be caught. Take the
s'r.ips off him and he h.t got to be
lassoed. They Ii :iit with their front
f. e',. They re n' t altogether tract
able and aro liable lo p-et mit of pa
tience and attack ctie Frequently
t In y xv ill turn when barrio tse 1, as
lb, ': eiir-no tli'lN I., the sled, and at
tack thedii ei. He his made sixty
mile.', in live hour. with a single rein
duel'. I'nles- there is ;, load they
,h ivo them single. They can cover a
bundled miles m n dav easily. They
w oil, them hi fro n three t i soveu
years and aro at their best at four
years nnd weigh about 275 pounds.
St. Poul Pioneer Press.
Two Strtt,i,-,i Tal(.
Two strange tales come from the
antipodes. On November 10 the
Catholic church at Minyip, Victoria,
was partly blown over by a storm, aud
propped up by heavy timbers spiked
to the ground. A few days later au
otuer storm uroso and blow the church
plumb ou its foundation again. The
ship Nelson arrive. I at Wellington,
having struck on a rooky point, and
had several holes iu her but torn.
Divers foiin 1 one hob. slopped up by
n largo piece ,,t i oi'ko'iiicl mi , her hole
calk'-d by a It b t bat had bo.oi -i ,ire7ed
ill tall Ill's I.
A ' lnp captain ha i just been fl'ftd
nt Liverpool for having conrnon
matches on board hi! r lop instead of
safety matches, bis iuij-ij liciig one of
gunpowder.